Set Free from Long-Term Addiction to Pornography

As a young 5-year-old boy, I asked Jesus into my heart. At the age of 9, I started working on a milk truck. There I was introduced to the world of sex, and the milkman I worked with was not shy about it.

By age 12, I had progressed to semi-hardcore pornographic magazines. Along with that, a family friend, who was also a leader in the church we attended, sexually molested my brother and me for 3 years.

By age 21, I was purchasing porn videos and was addicted. I strategically sought out places to hide my stash and I was always looking for the next convenience store to purchase more. Yet with all this I was still attending church, singing in the choir, and playing the church organ and piano.

The drug of pornography consumed me. I couldn’t get enough of it. I was hooked and there didn’t seem to be any way out. I soon lost my marriage, children, church, and job. I found myself relocating thousands of miles away. I thought the change would help me and I could start afresh. After relocating I soon remarried, but I was still burdened with all my baggage.

In 2011, my new wife, Patti, started watching Joseph Prince on the Internet and was introduced to his book Destined to Reign. I was skeptical about what Pastor Prince was preaching and warned Patti to be careful. But by the fall of 2011, we traveled to Houston and sat in three Lakewood Church services in which Joseph Prince preached. I was blown away by the simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but I still couldn’t grasp it.

For the next 2 years, we kept watching Pastor Prince’s 20-minute broadcast faithfully every morning. But I still doubted that Jesus could help me with my addiction. I had tried so many methods, but nothing was working and I couldn’t experience freedom. I would hear Pastor Prince read the testimonies of others who had been delivered from pornography by saying, “I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus,” but it seemed too good to be true to me.

Then in November 2015, in the middle of watching a porn video, I quietly said, “I’m the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.” I kept saying it the rest of the day, louder and louder. I went through the second day reciting the truth that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. By the third day, I was questioning, “Is this for real? Is this possible?” I wanted to shout from the rooftop that I was unhooked from the addiction of pornography!

To date, I’ve been totally set free for 27 months! My wife, Patti, and I so appreciate our newfound freedom. I have come to know that I am the righteousness of God in Jesus and we are so appreciative of the ministry of Pastor Joseph Prince.

Thanks, Pastor Prince, for preaching the good news of Jesus. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for opening my eyes to the truth of Your righteousness in me.